distutils build_binary_distribution should run before "package" not "publish"

[N3bukadne7ar]

The task dependency structure / naming when using distutils is a bit off.

When I want to use pybuilder to create e.g. a wheel file, the logical thing to do would be

pyb package

This is an empty task to be used by plugins to hook the actual tasks using dependency declarations. Distutils however hooks the package generation step to "publish" instead of "package"

On a related note: The step "upload" is exactly what I would associate with the term "publish". But "upload" is not hooked at all.

[arcivanov]

On the first glance I agree with everything said here but for legacy reasons I don't think it's something that can really be changed.

[N3bukadne7ar]

I understand, this would break probably almost all downstream projects. It is definitely not doable as a fix in a minor update or patch. Perhaps something to keep in mind for a future major update?